LOT 201 A QUEEN ANNE PERIOD EBONISED AND BRASS MOUNTED QUARTER REPEATING BRACKET / TABLE CLOCK SIGNED J.
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A QUEEN ANNE PERIOD EBONISED AND BRASS MOUNTED QUARTER REPEATING BRACKET / TABLE CLOCK SIGNED J. LOWNDES LONDONthe case, part late 17th / early 18th century and with later additions, with domed top surmounted by a foliate cast, swing handle flanked by four bud, spire finials and with a pierced gilt foliate mount, on a plinth base, the eight inch square brass dial with gilt putto spandrels and silvered Roman chapter ring with Arabic five minute markers signed 'J. Lowndes London', with gilt matted centre with mock pendulum aperture, ringed winding squares (one dummy winding square) and chamfered date aperture with engraved surround of a basket of flowers flanked by a pair of doves, the single fusee timepiece movement with ringed and knopped pillars uniting the rectangular plates, with replaced verge 'scape wheel and pallets, with pull repeat striking the hours and quarters on two bells, the backplate engraved throughout with scrolling foliage and acanthus leaves, with pendulum,The movement requires attention and is not currently ticking but the repeat work is in working order.Jonathan Lowndes is recorded as working At the Dial in Pall Mall, London. He was a member of the Clockmakers' Company from 1680 to 1710.
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